Coin-controlled door



W. J. BISHOP.

COIN CONTROLLED DOOR.

APPucATloN HLED JULY 9.1919,

1, 35 1 ,609 Patented Aug. 31, 1920.

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narran sraiss Param orties.

WILLIAM JAMES BISHOP, F CLLINGWOOD, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- I-IALF TO JOHN J.. QUILTY, OF COLLINGWOOD, CANADA.

Latinos.

To all ywhom it may concern.

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. BISHOP, a

. citizen of Canada, residing at Collingwood,

' and collecting tickets at entrances,

in the Province of Gntario, and Dominion of Canada, have invented `certain new and useful Improvements vin .Coin-Controlled Doors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appeitainsI to malte and use they same.

This invention relates'to new and useful improvements in coin controlled locks especially adapted for use ondoors of the rotary type employed at ltheater entrances and other amusement places, and has for one of its objects the provision of means which iequires the depositing of a coin before the lockl can be actuated to admit a person;`

Another object of this invention is the provision of means which will be entirely operated or controlled by the person entering the theater or other amusement place, thus obviating persons engaged for selling an which will admit only one person atl each deposit of a coin. -1 j A further object of this invention is the provision of a coin controlled door ofthe above stated character, which shall `be simple, durable and efficient, and which may be manufactured and sold ata comparatively low cost. j y Vth these and other objects in viewV as will become more apparent as the description proceeds the .invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.v i ,Y

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view partly in section of a coin controlled door constructed in accordance with my invention,

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of thel same drawn onan enl l at 16 and normally confined within its re- 105 larged scale,

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionalview of the lock,

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view illustrating the means for preventing the door from rotating in a reverse direction,

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 31, 1920.

Application filed July 9, 1919. Serial No. 309,652.

l Fig. 5' is a plan view of an actuating arm, j

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the locking and releasing elements,

Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view illustrat- 50 ing the means of supporting a coin in front of the plunger.'4

Referring in detail t'o the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates the entrance-way to a theater or other amusement place, and which entrance-way is closed by a rotating door 2. The upper end of the door is rotatably connected'to the lceiling as illustrated at 3 while its lower end is provided with a semi-circular bearing 4 received within a cup or sock- 70 eted member 5 embedded within the flooring 6. The door 2`consists of a central portion provided with radially extending panels 7 that are spaced apart and of such a distance that will only permit one person to stand between a pair of the panels. The length of the panels are such that they will come in close proximity to the walls of the entranceway when moved adjacent thereto thus forming a complete closure to the entranceway. j

The flooring 6 is provided with a circularly arranged rack bar 9 which has its teeth directed in one direction adapted to be engaged by a dog 10 carried by the door 85 so that the door will be prevented or held from a reverse rotation.

A lock casing or housing 10 is embedded or located witliin the wall A adjacent the entrance-way 1 and is provided with a front 90 wall '1 1 provided with spaced openings adapted to receive the arms 12 and 13 of a substantially U-shaped member 14 which has its bight portion pivoted to the casing as illustrated at15. The arm'12 is adapted 95 to form a latch bolt and normally protrudes beyond the front wall 11 of the casing or housing 10 and within the path of the panels 7 of the rotating door to prevent said door from being turned or rotated or admitting persons to the theater or other amusement place.

The other arm 13 forms an operating member that has its end beveled as shown spective opening. A coil spring 17 is connected to the bight portion adjacent the arm 12 of the substantially U- haped member 142 and to the casing or housing 1 0 for the purpose of automatically retracting the arm 12 110 when released. The arm 12 is held in an extended position by a spring pressed dog 18 pivoted within the casing or housing. An actuating member or arm 19 is pivoted in the casing and has one end disposed against the beveled face of the dog 18 while its opposite end is disposed in alinement withv the spring actuated push button 20. The spring pressed push button 20 is slidably mounted within the front wall 11- and also in avbracket 21. located within the housing or casing. The last named end of the actuating arm or member 19 is provided with an opening 22 of a size sufficient to freely receive the push button when the same is pushed inwardly so as not to affect or rock the actuating arm or member 19 on its pivot. A coinchute 23 opens outwardly through thefront wall and has its lower end terminating at a point adjacent the inner end of the push button and the opposite end of the actuating arm or member 19 so that a coin will be conveyed to this point. A coin box Vso 24 is located within the casing or housing 10 directly under the lower or inner end of the coin chute 28 and has mounted thereon a leaf spring 25 which is disposed under and adjacent the inner end of the push button for the purpose of supporting the coin as it leaves the inner end of the chute 23.. The coin supported by the leaf spring 25 will close the opening 22 in the actuating member or arm 19 so that'on a person pushing the push button inwardly the arm or mem ber 19 will be rocked Qn its p ivot disengaging the dog 18 from the substantially U- shaped member 14 which `is rocked upon its pivot under the infiuence of the spring 17 retracting the locking arm 12 and extending the arm 18. When the lockingarm 12 is retracted, the panel of the door previously engaged bythe same movesl in the direction of the arm 13 and engages the beveled end of the same, again rocking the substantially U-shaped member 14 on its pivot returning the locking-.arm 12 to its initial position to bef engaged bythe adjacent panel of the door; thus it will be seen that the person barred by vthe irst named panel is admitted to the theater or other amusement place. As soon as the substantially' U-shaped member returns to its initial position, the spring moves the dog 18 downwardly and locks the locking bolt 12 in an extended position. After the push button has been once pushed inwardly and the device actuated to free the tion.

lVhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it

will be understood that minor changes in` construction, combination, and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A device of the character set forth including a rotating door, a lock casing, a substantially U -shaped membery pivoted within said casing and having one arm engaging the door to lock the same against rotation and its other arm held in a retracted position, tension means connected to the substantially U-shaped member, a locking means engaging the substantially U-shaped member, a push button in said casing, and a coin chute in said casing conveying a coin to a point for permitting the push button to actuate the locking means.

2. A device of the character set forth including a rotating door, a lock casing, a locking member slidably mounted Vin said casing and engaging the door, a spring pressed locking dogv holding the locking member in an extended position, tension means connected to the locking member, an arm pivoted in said casing and having one end in engagement with the dog and its other'end apertured, a push button in said casing and adapted to move through the opening in the arm, a coin chute terminating adjacent the apertured end of the arm and yinner end of the push button, a coin box in said casing under the end of the coin chute, a leaf spring carried by said box for supporting the coin in front ofthe opening in the arm and avmember formed on the locking memberl and having a beveled end to be engaged by the door during its rotation for returning the locking member to its extended position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' WILLIAM JAMES BISHOP.

IVitnesses:

l-H. BEYNoN, A. T. BARBER.

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